Can Geelong SC defeat Melbourne Victory II in Stead Park - Pitch 1 clash?

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Competition: Australia Victoria NPL 3
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stead Park - Pitch 1 (1000 seats)

The visiting Melbourne Victory II side are probably the strongest party at Geelong SC, as the visitors enjoy a 21 point supremacy from their 18 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Geelong SC have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Melbourne Victory II have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Victoria NPL 3

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Geelong SC form and stats

The overall Victoria NPL 3 results playing at home this season for Geelong SC are 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). When Geelong SC hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Goulburn Valley Suns, North Sunshine Eagles and Sunshine Georgies), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Geelong SC faced defeat in their previous match, away at Boroondara - Carey (2-3).

1-1 away at Nunawading City before that.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

Geelong SC has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 13 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Geelong hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Beaumaris, Ballarat City and Essendon Royals), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Melbourne Victory II form and stats

Playing away, Melbourne Victory II, who have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Victoria NPL 3, have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Victoria NPL 3 this season.

Melbourne Victory II are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Nunawading City (placed 5th).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting North Sunshine Eagles's place.

Observe that 10 of this side's 13 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Melbourne Victory II are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Melbourne as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Melbourne Victory II have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Geelong SC.

The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the match result Melbourne Victory II - Geelong SC 3-0 logged in the official records.

Geelong SC missing players

Melbourne Victory II missing players

Geelong SC Melbourne Victory II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
4 3 2 Won W 3 5 13
5 4 0 Drew D 0 1 2
10 2 1 Lost L 0 3 4
25 12 4 Scored S 13 20 44
38 13 4 Conceded C 2 8 17
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
84% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 89%
63% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 74%
32% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 44% 37%
21% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 22% 21%
68% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 58%
11% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 32%
26% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 16%
 
2.7 1.4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.1 2.9
3.2 1.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1 2.1
0.9 0.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.4 0.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
5.6 2.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 3.9 7.3
3.1 1.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.6 3
41% 75% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 127% 73%
 
6.8 3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 1.7 4.8
3.3 1.6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0.9 2.7
Key stats in Victoria NPL 3 this season:
  • Geelong SC have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Geelong SC have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Melbourne Victory II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Melbourne Victory II have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Melbourne Victory II have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Victoria NPL 3
  • Melbourne Victory II have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Melbourne Victory II have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Victoria NPL 3
  • Melbourne Victory II have the the best goal difference (+26) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Melbourne Victory II have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Melbourne Victory II have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sunshine Georgies 18 13 1 4 40 20 10 7 1 2 26 11 8 6 0 2 14 9 20 40
2 Melbourne Victory II 18 12 2 4 42 16 9 7 1 1 22 8 9 5 1 3 20 8 26 38
3 Goulburn Valley Suns 19 9 5 5 38 31 10 6 1 3 24 16 9 3 4 2 14 15 7 32
4 North Sunshine Eagles 19 10 2 7 42 34 9 6 1 2 22 13 10 4 1 5 20 21 8 32
5 Nunawading City 17 9 2 6 37 28 8 5 1 2 17 11 9 4 1 4 20 17 9 29
6 Boroondara - Carey 19 9 2 8 38 36 10 6 1 3 30 18 9 3 1 5 8 18 2 29
7 Doveton 19 8 3 8 26 29 9 3 3 3 9 11 10 5 0 5 17 18 -3 27
8 Box Hill United 19 6 4 9 32 39 9 5 2 2 16 10 10 1 2 7 16 29 -7 22
9 Beaumaris 19 5 3 11 23 36 10 4 2 4 16 17 9 1 1 7 7 19 -13 18
10 Essendon Royals 19 4 5 10 22 34 9 4 1 4 11 14 10 0 4 6 11 20 -12 17
11 Geelong SC 19 4 5 10 25 38 9 3 4 2 12 13 10 1 1 8 13 25 -13 17
12 Ballarat City 19 5 2 12 29 53 10 3 0 7 17 30 9 2 2 5 12 23 -24 17